They tried sodium cooled reactors in the sixties and the whole thing was an abject failure. Sodium is extremely corrosive and whatever new technology they claim to have, you can't cheat physics. This will be just another white elephant.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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If this is ever deemed feasible the world will already run on renewables. There might have been a time for NPPs but 2024 ain't it.
Fallout tech here we come!
But seriously, we should be focused on giving homes more independence from grid. Especially in Texas.
Alternate title, Bill Gates is making climate change worse becase..well, high emitting asshats gunna asshat.